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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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