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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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