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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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