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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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