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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key 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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