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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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