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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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