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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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