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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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