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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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