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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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