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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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