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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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