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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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