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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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