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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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