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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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