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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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