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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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