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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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