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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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