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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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