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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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