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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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