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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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