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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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