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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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