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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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