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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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