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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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