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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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