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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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