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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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