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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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