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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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