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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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