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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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