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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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