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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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