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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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