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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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