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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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