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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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