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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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