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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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