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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. 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 education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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