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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge 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 sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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