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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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