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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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