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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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