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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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