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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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