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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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