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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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