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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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