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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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