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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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