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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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