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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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