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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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