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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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