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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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