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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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