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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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