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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these 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 MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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