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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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