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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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