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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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