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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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