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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important 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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