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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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