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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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