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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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