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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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