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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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