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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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