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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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