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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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