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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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