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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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