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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important 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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