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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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