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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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