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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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