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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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