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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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