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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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