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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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