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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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