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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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