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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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