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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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