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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores 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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