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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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