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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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