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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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