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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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