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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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