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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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