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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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