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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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