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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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