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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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