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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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