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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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