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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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