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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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