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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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