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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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