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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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