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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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