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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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