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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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