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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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