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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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