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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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