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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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