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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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