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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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