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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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