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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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