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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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