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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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