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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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