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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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