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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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