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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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