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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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