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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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