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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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