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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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