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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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