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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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