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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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