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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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