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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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