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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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