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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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