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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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