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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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