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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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