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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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