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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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