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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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