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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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