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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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