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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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