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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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