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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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