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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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