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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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