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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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