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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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