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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the 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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