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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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