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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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