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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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