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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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