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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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