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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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