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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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