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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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