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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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