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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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