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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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