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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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