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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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