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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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