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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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