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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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