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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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