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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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