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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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