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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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