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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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