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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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