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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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