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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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