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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure 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 MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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