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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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