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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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