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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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