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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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