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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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