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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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