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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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