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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major 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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