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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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