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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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