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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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