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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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