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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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