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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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