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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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