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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses 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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