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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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