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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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