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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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