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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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