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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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