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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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