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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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