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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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