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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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