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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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