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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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