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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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