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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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