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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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