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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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