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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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