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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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