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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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