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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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