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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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