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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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