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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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