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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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