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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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