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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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