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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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