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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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