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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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