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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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