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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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