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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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