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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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