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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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