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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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