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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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