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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important 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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