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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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