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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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