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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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