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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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