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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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