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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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