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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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