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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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