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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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