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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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