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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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