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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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