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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the 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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