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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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