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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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