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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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