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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always 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 distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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