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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key 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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