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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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