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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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