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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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