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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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