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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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