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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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