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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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