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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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