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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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