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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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