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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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