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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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