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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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