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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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