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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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