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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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