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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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