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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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