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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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