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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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