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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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