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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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