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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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