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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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