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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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