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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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