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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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