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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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