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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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