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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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