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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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