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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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