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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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