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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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