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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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