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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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