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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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