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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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