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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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