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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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