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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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