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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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