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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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