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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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