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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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