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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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