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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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