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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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