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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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