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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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