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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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