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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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