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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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