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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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