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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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