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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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