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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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