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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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