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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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