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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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