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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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