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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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