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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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