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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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