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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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