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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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