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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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