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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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