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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important 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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