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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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