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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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