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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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