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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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