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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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