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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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