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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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