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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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