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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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