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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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