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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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