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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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