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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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