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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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