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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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