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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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