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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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