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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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