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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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