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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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