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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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