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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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