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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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