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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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