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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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