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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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