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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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