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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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