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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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