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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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