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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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