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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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