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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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