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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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