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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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