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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers 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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