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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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