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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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