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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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