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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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