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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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