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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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