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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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