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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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