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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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