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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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