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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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