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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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