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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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