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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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