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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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