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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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