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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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