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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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