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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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