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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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