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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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