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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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