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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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