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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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