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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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