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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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