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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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