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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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