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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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