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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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