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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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