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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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