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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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