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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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