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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses 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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