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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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