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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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