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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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