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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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