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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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