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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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