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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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