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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This 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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