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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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