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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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