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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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