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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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