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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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