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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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