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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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