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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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