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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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