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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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