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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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