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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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