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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important 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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