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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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