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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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