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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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