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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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