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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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