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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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