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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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