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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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