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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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