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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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