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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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