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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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