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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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