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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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