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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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