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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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