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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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