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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies 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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