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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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