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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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