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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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