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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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