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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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