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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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