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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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