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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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