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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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