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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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