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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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