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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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