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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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