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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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