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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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