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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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