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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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