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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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