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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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