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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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