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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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