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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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