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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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