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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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