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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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