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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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