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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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