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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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