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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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