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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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