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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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