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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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