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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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