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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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