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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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