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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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