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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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