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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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