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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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