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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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