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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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