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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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