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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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