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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies 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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