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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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