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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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