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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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