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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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