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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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