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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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