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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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