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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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