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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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