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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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