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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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