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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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