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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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