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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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