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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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