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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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