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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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