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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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