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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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