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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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