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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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