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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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