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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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