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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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