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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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