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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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