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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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