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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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