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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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