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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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