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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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