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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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