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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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