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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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