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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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