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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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