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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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