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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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