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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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