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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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